Resource management protocol for a configurable network router
First Claim
1. A resource management system for a communications system comprising:
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a resource control block, whereinsaid resource control block corresponds to a resource of said communications system,said resource is of one resource type of a plurality of resource types,said resource control block maintains information regarding said resource,said resource control block comprises a generic section containing information applicable to each of said plurality of said resource types,said resource control block comprises a resource-specific section containing information applicable to said one resource type, andsaid resource manager is configured to assign an identifier to said resource control block.
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Abstract
A method of managing a communications system is disclosed. The method begins with the creation of a resource control block corresponding to a resource of the communications system. The communications system includes, for example, a processor and a resource coupled to the processor. The resource control block maintains information regarding the resource. The method also provides for the maintenance of the resource control block. The processor is configured to maintain the resource control block, and the resource control block is maintained by the processor in response to communications (e.g., a keep-alive message) between the processor and the resource. This embodiment can also include the creation of a processor resource control block corresponding to the processor that is created by the controller in response to a power-up message from the resource. The resource can be, for example, a hardware component of the communications system.
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53 Claims
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1. A resource management system for a communications system comprising:
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a resource manager; and a resource control block, wherein said resource control block corresponds to a resource of said communications system, said resource is of one resource type of a plurality of resource types, said resource control block maintains information regarding said resource, said resource control block comprises a generic section containing information applicable to each of said plurality of said resource types, said resource control block comprises a resource-specific section containing information applicable to said one resource type, and said resource manager is configured to assign an identifier to said resource control block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A resource management system for a communications system comprising:
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a resource control block comprising a generic section and a resource-specific section; and a resource manager, wherein said communications system includes a system processor having a resource communicatively coupled thereto, said system processor is configured to execute said resource manager, said resource is of one resource type of a plurality of resource types, said generic section contains information applicable to each of said plurality of resource types, and said resource-specific section contains information applicable to said one resource type, and said resource manager is configured to assign an identifier to said resource control block. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of managing a communications system, said method comprising:
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creating a resource control block comprising a generic section and a resource-specific section and corresponding to a resource of said communications system, and assigning an identifier to said resource control block using a resource manager, wherein said communications system comprises a processor and said resource, said resource is of one resource type of a plurality of resource types, said generic section contains information applicable to each of said plurality of resource types, and said resource-specific section contains information applicable to said one resource type, said resource is coupled to said processor, and said resource control block maintains information regarding a status of said resource. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An apparatus for managing a communications system, said method comprising:
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means for creating a resource control block comprising a generic section and a resource-specific section and corresponding to a resource of said communications system, and means for assigning an identifier to said resource control block using a resource manager, wherein said communications system comprises a processor and said resource, said resource is of one resource type of a plurality of resource types, said generic section contains information applicable to each of said plurality of resource types, and said resource-specific section contains information applicable to said one resource type, said resource is coupled to said processor, and said resource control block maintains information regarding a status of said resource. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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